'We Don't Want Second Class Citizens': Hegseth Reportedly Blocked Navy Promotions Over Rainbow Flags

How Hegseth Decides On Senior Officer Promotions

"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth short-circuited a merit-based process for promoting senior officers and instead relied on newly invented criteria that disproportionately removed from advancement…

Hegseth denied promotions to military members who promoted the Covid vaccine: report

A Pentagon spokesperson said that the department remains ‘committed to ensuring that all advancement is merit-based’

'We Don't Want Second Class Citizens': Hegseth Reportedly Blocked Navy Promotions Over Rainbow Flags

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny after a report alleged that nine Navy officers selected for promotion were removed following undisclosed screening of their activities.

Secret files kept by Hegseth’s office could spell big legal trouble for him: insider

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s office kept secret paper files of internet search printouts and used them to block the promotions of senior Navy officers, most of them women and people of color, and that process may have violated federal law, according to a new report.A senior official with in-depth knowledge of flag and general officer selection told MS NOW that Hegseth’s executive office built “paper-only files” filled with internet search…